The diary of William T. Johnson, who was a free man of color, records his daily activities for the years 1837-1841. The entries chiefly record the weather in Natchez, Mississippi, Johnson's business activities, family life, and news in the Natchez...

The diary of William T. Johnson, who was a free man of color, records his daily activities for the year 1847. The entries discuss the weather in Natchez, Mississippi, Johnson's business activities and family life, and news in the Natchez community....

The diary of William T. Johnson, who was a free man of color, records his daily activities for the years 1848-1850. The entries primarily discuss Johnson's business activities, family life, and news in the Natchez, Mississippi community. Many of...

The diary of William T. Johnson, who was a free man of color, records his daily activities from October of 1847 to February of 1848, and includes two entries from March of 1842. The entries discuss the weather in Natchez, Mississippi, Johnson's...

The diary of William T. Johnson, who was a free man of color, records his daily activities for the years 1837-1843. The diary also includes handwritten copies of correspondence between William Johnson, his sister Adelia Miller, his brother-in-law...

The diary of William T. Johnson, who was a free man of color, records his daily activities for the years 1843-1844. The entries primarily discuss the weather in Natchez, Mississippi, news of slaves and runaways, Johnson's business activities, and...

The diary of William T. Johnson, who was a free man of color, records his daily activities for the year 1848. The entries discuss Johnson's business activities, family life, and news in the Natchez, Mississippi community. Other topics discussed...

Legal and financial papers of the Johnson family for the years 1860-1866 chiefly include receipts for goods and services and other legal and financial documents of Ann Battles Johnson and her sons Byron Johnson and William Johnson Jr., following...

The diary of William T. Johnson, who was a free man of color, records his daily activities for the year 1837. The entries primarily discuss the weather in Natchez, Mississippi, Johnson's business activities, family life, and news in the Natchez...

The diary of William T. Johnson, who was a free man of color, records his daily activities for the year 1846 and contains some cashbook entries for 1843 and 1846. The entries discuss the weather in Natchez, Mississippi, Johnson's business...

The diary of William T. Johnson, who was a free man of color, records his daily activities for the years 1844-1845. The entries discuss the weather in Natchez, Mississippi, news of slaves and runaways, Johnson's business activities, and news in the...

The oversized folder contains indentures conveying land in Adams County, Mississippi, dating from 1846-1885. The first indenture, dated September 22, 1846, conveys land on the east bank of the Mississippi River to William Johnson, a free man of...

The diary of William T. Johnson, who was a free man of color, records his daily activities between March and July of 1849. The entries primarily discuss Johnson's business activities, family life, and news in the Natchez, Mississippi community....

The diary of William T. Johnson, who was a free man of color, records his daily activities for the years 1850 and 1851. Many of the entries include cash book entries for Johnson's daily expenses. The entries primarily discuss Johnson's business...

The oversized folder contains indentures conveying land, dating from 1802-1836, and a petition for the emancipation of Harriet Battles and her child Ann Battles by Gabriel Tichenor in the State of Mississippi, dated May 18, 1822-November 3, 1824....

Legal and financial papers of the Johnson family for the years 1840-1848 include slave bills of sale, deeds of emancipation, freedom papers, deeds of conveyance, receipts, and other legal and financial documents. The papers are chiefly those of...

The folder contains miscellaneous, and mostly undated, printed materials belonging to the Johnson family. Dated materials range from 1862 to 1934; undated materials range from approximately 1830 to 1950. The materials include advertisements for...

The notebook of the Johnson family, dated March 1848-December 1866, contains notes on horse upkeep, teaching, and household and farming management. The book was used by several members of the Johnson family. The notes on farming and horse upkeep...

The diary of William T. Johnson, who was a free man of color, records his daily activities for the years 1835-1837. The entries primarily detail Johnson's business activities, family life, births, violent crimes, marriages, and deaths in the...

The oversized folder contains teacher's certificates, a list and oath of taxable property, an address, and a map belonging to the Johnson family, who were free people of color of Natchez, Mississippi. The three teacher's certificates (dated...